workshop

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Access is open to all members of the public who have printmaking experience (with regular evening classes to ensure that those wishing to acquire or refresh their skills have the opportunity to do so).
Membership is taken out annually and allows members access to the workshop facilities. Members will also receive invitation to exhibition previews, artist’s talks and information on all professional and social activities. A system of session fees, paid daily, quarterly or yearly contributes to the cost of consumables provided by the workshop such as inks, solvents and related print chemistry, rags and cleaning materials.

Workshop Membership for year 2007/2008:
Employed £75 Sterling
Unemployed / Students / Pensioners £37.50 Sterling

Plus Workshop Session Fees :
1 Year Block £145 Sterling
6 Month Block £85 Sterling
3 Month Block £50 Sterling

Full Day £5 Sterling
Half Day £3 Sterling

In addition Glasgow Print Studio Visiting Artists Programme welcomes experienced printmakers from around the world who wish to visit Scotland and work for a period of time in our Print Workshop. Fees are not only low but are flexible, depending on how long visiting artists wish to use our facilities. For example, those who visit for only a few days or weeks do not need to become a workshop member and can instead opt to pay ‘out of town users’ daily session fees; whilst those who visit for longer periods can pay membership fees and the cheaper block session fees which cover use of the workshop quarterly, six monthly or yearly.

    
 
   
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  Workshop Facilities    
  Intaglio Workshop
Facilities for steel, copper and zinc etching;
engraving; photo etching and monotype.
Bewick and Wilson "Clydesdale" motorised etching press 42" wide.
Rochat etching press 26" wide.		 image: intaglio tools  
  Lithography Workshop*
Facilities for stone, plate and photo lithography.
Hunter Penrose offset press 24" x 36".
Mann motorised direct stone press 24" x 36".
Selection of Bavarian lithographic stones up to 24" x 36".

*Please note lithographic facilities are currently unavailable
pending relocation to the Trongate 103 development scheduled for 2008.		 image: litho tools  
  Relief Printing Workshop
Facilities for wood engraving and wood cutting.
Columbian Eagle press 24" x 36".
Albion proofing press 14" x 26".		 image: relief tools  
  Screenprinting Workshop
Facilities for autographic, photographic and mono screenprinting.
Kippax vacuum table 44" x 56".
Kippax vacuum table 44" x 56".
Kippax vacuum table 58" x 83".
60" x 80" printdown frame with 3kw metal halide light source.		 image: screenprinting tools  
 
Digital Imaging Suite
1 x Apple Mac G5 desktop computer
2 x Apple Mac G4 desktop computer
1 x large format (44") Epson 9600 inkjet printer
1 x A4 flatbed scanner + transparency adapter

The imaging suite aims to provide the following services and opportunities:
Digital Suite Access:
Creative access for GPS members as in other areas of the workshop by booking sheet.
Experience of digital processes is a requirement to use this facility, however GPS also offer the necessary introductory classes.
Scanning service:
GPS members can scan their own A4 images and transparencies.
Editioning service:
Normal daily rates apply (£240 + VAT)
Digital printing service:
Available to members and non-members.
Introductory rates:
Members:
£10 set up fee plus £30 per metre.
Non-members:
£20 set up fee plus £40 per metre.

A choice of suitable fine art digital papers is also available from the GPS.


    


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